I heard somebody say 'let's build a home'
Well, that's just what we did, 7 homes were built this weekend in a little area, not a town YET, in Colonial San Bernardo through Project Mexico. A small ministry, yeah right, started by our very own Jon Hall a long time ago, not sure on the exact date, sorry.
This was something I had been wanting to do ever since I heard about it but the first time I was able to go. I was very touched and blessed to have my three oldest girls join me, yes, all the teens in my house put aside their usual weekend activities to do this for their mom. For a family that is always going in 5 different directions this really meant alot to me. I had a ball, it was just like camp, I think, I've never been. What impressed me was the comfort level that 150 people had with each other and the joy that was shown even at 5am (I didn't even know there was a 5am). I had a ball doing a weekend with my favorite people and getting to know them more and meeting new friends all at once!
We were on the Kilburg/Sujishi team and even though Kevin kept saying the home building was not a contest, we finished first! Both Kevin and Tom gave Jessica the good driving award, she had to follow Tom out of TJ and even though he drives faster then me, she never lost him she even helped Tom change lanes by clearing the lanes for him so he could get over. It was a little hard for me to be the passenger; I closed my eyes alot.
What touched me the most was the obvious things most people get out of this; the key ceromony, the look of joy, gratitude and disbelief on the faces of the people receiving this amazing gift but what I didn't expect to find down there was this overwhelming feeling of pride and respect for my girls, Jess, Julia and Jackie. They shined down there, they rolled up there sleeves and did whatever was asked of them and more! And just when I thought I couldn't feel any more pride they went into their own wallets and pulled over $30 to put in the hat that was passed around as a gift to the family. This was after they went to the car and pulled whatever snacks we came with and handed them over before I could even utter a word. WOW, I hope they realize how much this touched their tough, old mom.
I can't wait to do it again and I hope my kids feel the same way, but if they don't that's OK, I will never forget what they did and how much love they showed to others and how much love I felt for them.
This was something I had been wanting to do ever since I heard about it but the first time I was able to go. I was very touched and blessed to have my three oldest girls join me, yes, all the teens in my house put aside their usual weekend activities to do this for their mom. For a family that is always going in 5 different directions this really meant alot to me. I had a ball, it was just like camp, I think, I've never been. What impressed me was the comfort level that 150 people had with each other and the joy that was shown even at 5am (I didn't even know there was a 5am). I had a ball doing a weekend with my favorite people and getting to know them more and meeting new friends all at once!
We were on the Kilburg/Sujishi team and even though Kevin kept saying the home building was not a contest, we finished first! Both Kevin and Tom gave Jessica the good driving award, she had to follow Tom out of TJ and even though he drives faster then me, she never lost him she even helped Tom change lanes by clearing the lanes for him so he could get over. It was a little hard for me to be the passenger; I closed my eyes alot.
What touched me the most was the obvious things most people get out of this; the key ceromony, the look of joy, gratitude and disbelief on the faces of the people receiving this amazing gift but what I didn't expect to find down there was this overwhelming feeling of pride and respect for my girls, Jess, Julia and Jackie. They shined down there, they rolled up there sleeves and did whatever was asked of them and more! And just when I thought I couldn't feel any more pride they went into their own wallets and pulled over $30 to put in the hat that was passed around as a gift to the family. This was after they went to the car and pulled whatever snacks we came with and handed them over before I could even utter a word. WOW, I hope they realize how much this touched their tough, old mom.
I can't wait to do it again and I hope my kids feel the same way, but if they don't that's OK, I will never forget what they did and how much love they showed to others and how much love I felt for them.
posted by Helena Halter @ 10:01 PM
1 Comments:
At 11:07 AM,
Jon Hall said…
Thanks for participating Helena. It was an awesome weekend. It was the first time in a long time that I had my family join me... what an experience. My wife and 3 girls also got a LOT out of it. Hope to see you there this Fall!
p.s.
Our first trip was December 1999, when Rich Mewes, Keith Brazinski and Dave Bottles heard me talking about the idea of building a home in Mexico, and said "we're in!" What a ride its been!
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